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- 1 2 "Nancy Tomes Awarded Bancroft Prize for Her Latest Book". Stony Brook University. March 17, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- 1 2 "Nancy Tomes, "Doctor Shoppers: From Problem Patients to Model Citizens"". Messiah College. September 27, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize" . Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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